Gardner, John,  1933-1982. <br/><br/>
The art of fiction :  notes on craft for young writers / 
John Gardner. 
 - Vintage books ed. 
 - New York :  Vintage Books,   
 - xii, 224 pages ;  21 cm 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Aesthetic law and artistic mystery -- Basic skills, genre, and fiction as dream -- Interest and truth -- Metafiction, deconstruction and jazzing around -- Common errors -- Technique -- Plotting -- Exercises. 
<br/><br/> In this handbook, based on the courses and seminars that John Gardner gave, he explains the principles and techniques of good writing. Gardner's lessons, exemplified with detailed excerpts from classic works of literature, sweep across a complete range of topics -- from the nature of aesthetics to the shape of a refined sentence. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780679734031 0679734031 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>90055698 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fiction--Technique.<br/>Authorship.<br/>Authorship<br/><br/>authorship.<br/>Authorship<br/>Fiction--Technique.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Nonfiction.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN3355  / .G34 1991 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>808.3